David Luiz Quotes

What captains want is players who move well in the field.

Playing football helped me a lot. Just reading the quarterback's eyes and reading receivers, figuring out what they want to do.

I don't think that players learn how to play any other aspect of the game in high school or college.

The positions I played in football, being a quarterback and a defensive back, you had to kind of have a little independent thinking.

When I do defensive work well it always helps my offensive game.

I want the ball in my hands, throwing the ball, making decisions.

I think communication is massive in football and in all sports in general.

Going through games, making silly mistakes, you'll need the manager to tell each individual what they are doing wrong.

Good direction is often based on the ability to communicate.

I believe I am a player that can organise the game well for my team.

I grew up as a point guard, and as a point guard you learn how to navigate situations.

I'm busy working on every aspect of my game - defense, shooting, rebounding - but I really want to become a better overall team player. Help my teammates become better players out on the court in order to win more ball games.

I play a complicated position in an intensely team-oriented game.

They were so clever finding ways to get me the ball. They had to do more than just give up open shots. They had to avoid fouls and pass me the ball in traffic.

I always liked Casey Stengel as a manager because he seemed to have a grasp of so many things.

To succeed in hockey, you need teamwork.

You can lead a team in a lot of different ways. It can be talking to somebody who is down or, during the course of a game, looking to penetrate and then dropping the ball off to someone else for an easy bucket.

I have three tools at my disposal - my whistle, my body language and my talk. It is a question of how I marry them up to try to get the players around to my way of thinking.

For me football is more about making the right pass at the right time.

I'm not comparing myself with anyone, but I am very confident about my captaincy, as I have already led India and in the IPL also. I have confidence I can bring out each player's ability fully and also give them a lot of confidence... I would like to stick to what I know best and what I have confidence in.

The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy.

It's not enough just being a good passer of the ball.

Football is a game about feelings and intelligence.

As an Oklahoma quarterback, you learn to perform under pressure.

Every team has to have a quarterback. You can't have two quarterbacks.